Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Languages:
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.5% male: 99.7% female: 99.2% (2000 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 11 years male: 12 years female: 10 years (2006)
Education expenditures: